Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

is a minority in

Jiangxi Jiangxi (; ; formerly romanized as Kiangsi or Chianghsi) is a landlocked province in the east of the People's Republic of China. Its major cities include Nanchang and Jiujiang. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze river in the north int ...

, the province of China where

Taoism Taoism (, ) or Daoism () refers to either a school of philosophical thought (道家; ''daojia'') or to a religion (道教; ''daojiao''), both of which share ideas and concepts of Chinese origin and emphasize living in harmony with the '' Ta ...

is from. There are numerous Christians in Fuzhou, which is the capital of Jiangxi. A Jiangxi Bible School exists. In the 17th century, Catholic missionary Jean Basset was active in Jiangxi and other parts of China. Jiangxi has

persecution of Christians The persecution of Christians can be historically traced from the first century of the Christian era to the present day. Christian missionaries and converts to Christianity have both been targeted for persecution, sometimes to the point of ...

. Bishop Zheng Jingmu was arrested in 2000.

Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Jiangxi

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ganzhou The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ganzhou/Kanchow ( la, Canceuven(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Ganzhou (Jiangxi) in the Ecclesiastical province of Nanchang in China. History * August 25, 1920: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of G ...

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nanchang ( la, Nanciamen(sis), ) is an archdiocese based in the city of Nanchang in China. History *1696: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Kiangsi from the Apostolic Vicariate of Chekiang and Kiangsi T ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji’an The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ji'an/Kian ( la, Chinganen(sis), ) is a diocese located in the city of Ji'an (Jiangxi) in the Ecclesiastical province of Nanchang in China. History * August 19, 1879: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of South ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancheng The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nancheng ( la, Nancemen(sis), ) is a diocese located in Nancheng (Jiangxi) in the Ecclesiastical province of Nanchang in China. History * November 29, 1932: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Jianchangfu 建昌 ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yujiang/Yükíang ( la, Iüchiamen(sis), ) is a diocese located in Yujiang (Jiangxi) in the Ecclesiastical province of Nanchang in China. History * August 28, 1885: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Easter ...

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Roman Catholic dioceses with seat in Jiangxi

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